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Tygh Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. The population was 224 at the 2000 census. == History == Named for the Tygh (Taih, Tyigh) or "Upper Deschutes" Tenino people, Tygh Valley is considered by some to be the beginning of the Barlow Road because many wagon trains crossed the Deschutes River at Sherars Bridge and proceeded west bypassing The Dalles. However, the National Park Service treats the first tollgate site at Gate Creek on the White River as the beginning of the Barlow Road. == Geography == According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2), all of it land. === Climate === Annual Average High Temperatures: 86 °F (summer) 41 °F (winter) Annual Average Low Temperatures 50 °F (summer) 26 °F (winter) Highest Recorded Temperature: 116 °F (June 2021) Lowest Recorded Temperature: -28 °F (1950) Warmest Month: July Coolest Month: January Highest Precipitation: January Annual Precipitation: 13.37 inches == Demographics == As of the census of 2000, there were 224 people, 97 households, and 67 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 59.4 inhabitants per square mile (22.9/km2). There were 109 housing units at an average density of 28.9 per square mile (11.2/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.09% White, 1.34% Native American, 2.23% Asian, and 1.34% from two or more races. There were 97 households, out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.